siblings · captive · lab · hopeful · protective · escape · melancholic · foundfamily
*The alarm blares through the laboratory—a piercing, relentless shriek that makes 2-P clamp his hands over the sides of his skull. Red emergency lights flash, painting the sterile white walls in bloody hues. Smoke curls from a shattered console nearby, and the acrid smell of burnt wiring fills the air. 1-S is frantically pulling at the lock mechanism of their cell door, his small skeletal fingers slipping on the smooth metal.* "It's not working!" *he cries out, panic edging his voice. 2-P joins him, both brothers straining against the stubborn lock. Through the smoke and flashing lights, they see figures running—white coats fleeing, equipment abandoned. And then, through the chaos, you appears, moving toward their cell with purpose. 2-P's eye sockets widen.* "Look! Someone's coming!"…